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G. H. OAUGHREAN.

SAGK-ING, WBIGHING, AND REGISTERING MAOHINE.

No. 301,673. w Patented July 8, 1884.

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G. H. OAUGHREAN. SAOKTNQWBIGHING, AND REGISTERING MACHINE.

No. 301,673. Patented July 8, 1884.

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GEORGE HENRY GAUGHBEAN, OF EAYMORE, MISSOURI.

] SACK'ING,WEIGHING, AND REGISTERING MACHWE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,673, dated July 8,1884:.

Application filed March .28, 1884. (No model.)

To a whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGEHENRY CAUGH- BEAN, of Raymore, in the countyof Cass and State of Missouri, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Sacking, \Veighing, and Registering Machines for Grainand other Substances, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a front elevation, partly in section, of myimprovement, shown as connected with an elevator. Fig. 2, Sheet, 1, isafront elevation of a part of the same, the dialplate being removed andthe pointers indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a rearelevation of the improvement. Fig. 4, Sheet 2, is a sectional sideelevation of the same, taken through the broken lines :10 w 00, Fig. 3.Fig. 5, Sheet 2, is a plan view of the same.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the sacking, weighing, andregistering of grain and other substances as they come fromthrashing-machines, corn-shellers, mills, and other places, and also topromote accuracy in such sacking, weighing, and registering.

The invention consists in the combination, in a sacking, weighing, andregistering machine, with the frame, spouts, and oscillating cut-off, ofa vibrating frame having platforms and sack-holders, connecting-rods,levers, and a slotted scale-bar having adjustable stops and a travelingweight, whereby the weight of the filled sacks will reverse the cutoff.The pivot of the cut-off is connected with the first wheel of theregister by a double-crank arm and two spring-held hinged pawls, wherebythe movement of the cut-off is made to oper-- ate the register, as willbe hereinafter fully described.

A represents the frame, and B the casing, of the machine.

In the upper part of the casing B is placed a hopper, G, to receive thegrain or other substance from an elevator or other deliveryspout.

With the bottom of the hopper O are connected the upper ends of twospouts, D, which incline from each other, as shown in Fig. 1 and indotted lines in Fig. 3.

Beneath the lower ends of the spouts D are placed the sack-holders E,which are made in circular form, and are provided with projecting hooksF, to keep the mouths of the sacks in place, and with shanks G, whichare at I tached to the upper ends of standards H. The shanks G are madewith upward bends to allow the mouths of the sacks to be drawn up overthe sack-holders E smoothly. Thelower ends of the standards H areattached to the rear sidesof the end parts of the frame I, which ispivoted at its center to the lower end of the upright bar of the frameA.

To the end parts of the framel. are attached platforms J, for thebottoms of the sacks to rest upon.

To the end parts of the pivoted frame I, or to the lower parts of thestandards H, are pivoted the lower ends of the connecting-rods K, theupper ends of which are pivoted to the levers L at a little distancefrom their outer ends. The outer ends of the levers L are pivoted to theend parts of the cross-bar of the frame A.

To the inner ends of the levers L are pivoted the lower ends of shortconnecting-bars M, the upper ends of which are pivoted to the bar N,upon the opposite sides of and equally distant from its center. Thecenter of the bar N is rigidly attached to or formed in one piece withthe end of the pivot O, which rocks in bearings in the sides of thehopper 0, directly over and close to the point where the lower walls ofthe spouts D meet, as shown in Fig. 1 and in dotted lines in Fig.3.

To the pivot O is attached a plate, 1?, which, as the bar N rocks, willbe turned to close successively the upper ends of the spouts D. The barN is curved upon the arc of a circle, is slotted longitudinally, and hasthe rods M and pivot 0 connected with its inner arm to leave its outerarm free to receive the weight Q and the stops R. The weight Q is madein the form of a clevis, or of other suitable form, to receive the outerarm of the bar N, and has a small roller, S, pivoted to it to rest uponthe upper edge of the said arm, and cause the said weight to move easilyand smoothly. The stops R are secured to the outer arm of the bar N byset-screws, so that they can be readily adjusted to limit the distanceto which the weight Q passes from the center of the said bar N, and thusregulate the leverage of the said weight, as the weight of the substanceand the amount to be put in each sack may require. The bar N is designedto be provided with a scale of division-marks, numbered with figuresrepresenting the number of pounds required upon one of the platforms tobalance the weight Q when at that mark. To the other end of the pivot()is rigidly attached adouble-crank arm, T, to the outer ends of which arehinged pawls U, held up by springs V, resting against their lower sidesand attached to the erank-arins T. The pawls U' are kept in place bykeepers \V, through which they pass, and their engaging ends restagainst the teeth of a wheel, X, pivoted to the caseli. The pawls U areso arranged as to turn the wheel X through the space of one tooth ateach movement of the double crank T, and said wheel is held from beingturned back by the friction of the rearward movement of the pawl U by aholding-pawl, Y, pivoted to the case 1 3, and held against the teeth ofthe wheel X by a spring, Z.

To the wheel X is attached a pin or arm, a, which at each revolution ofthe said wheel. X comes in contact with a tooth ot' a second whee], Z),and turns thesaid wheel through the space of one tooth. The wheel I) isheld in place by a pawl, 71, pressed against the teeth of the said wheelby a spring, i.

The wheels X b can be made sired number of teeth;

with any debut I prefer to make the wheel X with fifty teeth and thewheel I) with ten, so that each tooth of the wheel X will register asack, and a revolution of the said wheel fifty sacks, and each tooth ofthe wheel I) will register fifty sacks, and a revolution of the saidwheel will register five huir drcd sacks. The journals of the wheels XI) pass through a dial'plate, c, and have pointers d 0 attached to themto move along circular scales of divisionanarks formed upon the saidplate.

To the holding-pawl Y is attached the arm of a hammer, j, which projectsinto such a position that the head of the said hannner at each. movementof the pawl Y will strike a hell, 9, attached to the casing B, and thusgive notice to the attendants.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- In a sacking, weighing, and registering ma chine, thecombination, with the frame A, spouts I), and oscillating cut-off I, ofthe vi brating frame I, having platforms J and sackholder E,comieeting-rods K M, the levers L, and the slotted scalebar N, havingadjustable stops It, and traveling weight Q, substantially as hereinshown and described, whereby the weight of the filled sacks will reversethe cut-off, as set forth.

GEORGE HENRY CAUGIIREAN. \Vitnesses:

L. F. GRAY, D. W. Oiis'rLn.

